- Francesco Bonsignori
Francesco Bonsignori (1455-1519) was an Italian painter of the
Renaissance period.He was born in
Verona , and miscalled byVasari and others "Monsignori". In Verona, he was under the influence or a pupil ofLiberale da Verona . In 1487, he went toMantua , where he was largely patronized by the MarcheseFrancesco Gonzaga and was influenced by Mantegna. He was an excellent painter of animals.He excelled in painting animals. In the Brera at Milan is his "St. Louis" and in the refectory of the church of the Franciscans at Mantua are some perspective views. His last production was "The Vision of Christ to the nun Ozanna", dated 1519, and now in the Academy at Mantua.
Of others may be mentioned:
*Several portraits at thePitti Palace galleries.
*Portrait of a Venetian Senator" at theNational Gallery, London .
*"Christ ascending Calvary" at the academy in Mantua.
*"Last Supper" (1506) San Francesco, Mantua.
*"St. Sebastian", Santa Maria de Grazie, Mantua.
*"Assumption of the Virgin" at San Clemente inBrescia .
*"Crucifixion with donors", Verona gallery.
*"Madonna, Child and Saints" (1488) San Bernardino, Verona.
*"Madonna with Saints" (1514) San Nazaro, Verona
*"Madonna, child and Saints Jerome & Christopher" (1484) San Termo, Verona.He died at Caldiero, near
Verona .ources
*"A Guide to the Paintings of Venice", Karl Karoly, and Frank Tryon Charles, George bell and Sons, London, 1895, page 236.
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